01/07/2022
CEREMONY OPTIONS
ME AND THEE / MICRO / LEGAL / BARE BASICS CEREMONY $400.00
7 days a week. 8.00Am to 9.00Pm
Other times by negotiation.
This ceremony uses only the essential wording required to constitute a legal marriage
Can be held at any location of your choice. Travelling costs may apply
This ceremony includes all documentation and incorporates the supply, completion and lodgement of the Notice of Intended Marriage
An exchange of wedding rings segment is included
Apart from including your names there are very limited opportunities to personalise this ceremony. However, a host of additional options are available at extra cost
Available 7 days a week, daytime or evening.
Various arrangements can be made for the taking of photographs of the ceremony. These are to be discussed with Tony Nolan.
No music, entry walk, presentation of the bride, reading or symbolic act is included but are available for an additional fee.
This ceremony is suitable for a minimal number of guests
ELOPEMENT CEREMONY $500
7 days a week. 8.00Am to 9.00Pm
Other times by negotiation.
As above with an expanded text and options to write your own personal vows and include your children in the ceremony.
Can be held at any location of your choice. Travelling costs may apply
An opportunity to hold an intimate and unique ceremony, with a few friends.
An entry walk is included
Music for the bride’s entry, signing and presentation can be provided on a CD or USB in MP3 format. If you select to play music from your phone or ipod, you must provide a person to operate that device.
FAMILY AND FRIENDS CEREMONY $600
Your own intimate and private wedding ceremony with your closest family and friends, designed to reflect your emotions and attest to the love between you. An inviting and attractive alternative to the Registry Office.
Can be held at any location of your choice. Travelling costs may apply
Available 7 days a week, daytime or evening
Includes all documentation and preparation of a unique and personalised ceremony
Your choice of a range of:
o Personal Vow segments,
o Asking segments,
o Ring Ceremony segments,
o Options to write your own vows
The option to include any of a range of segments to address children, deceased or absent relatives, prayers and recognition of the Aboriginal heritage of the land
You may write your own personal vows if you prefer
You have the option of amending any of the provided draft text or including any cultural segments or wording of your choice
You can select your music and I will play it on my public address system
One Symbolic Act is included. Additional symbolic acts can be included for a nominal fee
Includes all provisions of the above ceremonies
A workbook is included to help you select the segments you want in your ceremony and to select the wording of those segments.
DELUX FRIENDS AND FAMILY ($700)
This level of ceremony is an extension of the Family and Friends Ceremony. It has been designed to be simple yet romantic with the opportunity for couples to really structure the content to create a specialised atmosphere and expand the experience to involve selected person and all guests.
In addition to all aspects of the Family and Friends Ceremony, this includes:
A selection of readings that can be presented by either myself or selected guests
You may nominate any guests to present various segments of the ceremony
An invitation to write “your story” to tell your guests about how your relationship started and has developed to this stage. They may know this but they will certainly appreciate your personal sharing of your story with them
Encouragement to include any overseas or cultural traditions that may be relevant to your heritage
A ceremony that is totally created for you alone. You tell me the type and style of ceremony you desire and we will work to bring that dream to fruition.
PURPLE COW CEREMONY $800
If you were out driving and you saw a herd of cattle you most probably wouldn’t make any comment. However, if there was one purple cow in that herd, it would stand out amongst all the others and you would never forget the experience. So too, your marriage.
A Purple Cow Ceremony is your license to fully create your own ceremony. Forget boundaries. Forget what Mary or Betty or Sue or anyone else had. What do you want?
Get a blank sheet of paper, clear your mind of all pre-conceptions and design “your” ceremony.
Think outside the square and do something different. Be that Purple Cow.
Develop some ideas then discuss them with me. I am certain we can create a “Purple Cow Marriage” to suit your dreams.
The only limitations are that I must:
Identify myself as the responsible celebrant
Read the “Monitum” and hear the legal vows being said by the couple
Ensure the legality of the marriage and intervene in the conduct of the ceremony, if necessary.
Sign the certificates as the officiating celebrant.
REMIUM CEREMONY $950
This fully optioned ceremony provides you with the opportunity to create and personalise a unique ceremony that is specifically yours, that is relevant and meaningful for you and that will reflect your emotions and values. It includes all the aspects of the above ceremonies, plus the following:
A Workbook of approximately 50 pages of ideas, suggestions and draft text from which you can choose, to help you create “your” ceremony
A selection of 60+ Readings and 30 Symbolic Acts from which you can choose
Special segments can be written to involve children and parents in the actual ceremony and to recognise deceased loved ones
Unlimited meetings, phone calls and emails to help design your ceremony
Unlimited drafts of your ceremony for approval / amendment
Your choice of Venue and Style of your wedding ceremony
I will even wear costume, provided by the couple
Help to write your own vows or you may use the examples provided in the workbooks
As much help as needed, for you to decide what you want to do and say during your ceremony
You can include some religious segments, light humour or cultural segments if you wish
Your choice of music
Free travel to the ceremony is limited to 100Km return for each journey. Thereafter at $1.00 Km
Onsite rehearsal $100 (plus travelling if applicable)
CONDUCT YOUR OWN CEREMONY – CEREMONY FEE +$100
How would you like to have your parents, your children or your friends conduct your ceremony?
All ceremonies include my services as your officiating celebrant However the text of your ceremony may be read by a friend, family member, bridal party member, clergy or whoever.
Think of the possibilities this opens. Your parents, your Bestman and Maid-of-Honour, your children or other family members or friends, even an ex-partner, can conduct your ceremony
They don’t even have to be 18 years of age or older. They can be any age.
Imagine how inclusive this would enable your ceremony to become.
The person you select to conduct your ceremony can even declare you as Husband and Wife or whatever other term you wish to use. (Husband and Husband, Wife and Wife, Legally Married, Partners in Life / Marriage.)
You may even have a minister or other religious person and myself, jointly celebrate the ceremony
Everything will remain as if I was arranging and conducting your marriage ceremony except that it will be presented by family members, friends, clergy or whoever else.
My responsibilities are that I must:
Identify myself as the responsible celebrant
Read the “Monitum” and hear the legal vows being said by the couple
Ensure the legality of the marriage and intervene in the conduct of the ceremony, if necessary.
Sign the certificates as the officiating celebrant.
REMOTE CEREMONY
An additional fee will apply for the extra time involved in travelling, actual travel costs, cartage of equipment and the various other factors inherent in working at remote venues.
CHRISTMAS EVE & DAY, NEW YEAR’S EVE & DAY.
Surcharge of 50%. (Minimum $1,200) for New Year’s Eve ceremonies after 4.00Pm and on New Years Day
Not available Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.
PHOTOGRAPHY PACKAGES
A professional photographer is available for all of the above ceremonies at a negotiated rate starting at $400 for one hour attendance with approximately 100 photographs provided on a CD.
Travel to remote locations and additional time can be negotiated directly with the appointed photographer.
SPECIAL DRESS
All ceremonies can be conducted in cultural dress, costumed or naked. The choice is yours.
OTHER CEREMONIES
I am also available for;
Funerals
Commitment Ceremonies
Renewal of Vows
Naming Ceremonies
Other Rites-of-Passage
Pet Funerals.
